The Burlington native’s exhaustive look at the Vermont socialist senator’s formative years offers the definitive origin story of a unique political career.

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Romania and Belarus started from similar economic positions. Over three decades, their ...

The Trump administration, which has tightened the U.S. chokehold on Cuba by cutting off foreign oil, is betting that this is ...

In 1991, Sergei Krikalev was aboard the Mir space station when the Soviet Union collapsed beneath him. This is the story of how he became the last Soviet citizen in space, endured months of ...

This week, the Kremlin hit a grim milestone in its ongoing war in Ukraine. On January 11, 2026, the conflict reached its 1,418th day, the same number of days the Soviet Union's Red Army fought against ...

Since the collapse of the old Soviet Union, Russia has cut a substantially diminished figure on the international stage.

On Feb. 2, 1943, the last remnants of Germany’s 6th Army surrendered in the frozen ruins of Stalingrad. The fighting had lasted more than 200 days and cost an estimated 2 million casualties. It marked ...

After months of meticulous planning, the moment of reckoning was approaching quickly, and Nick Polano was getting nervous. Worried about being recognized by the wrong people — and the Portland, Ore., ...

His sweeping military shake-up may look like weakness, but it’s clearing the way for a more dangerous force under his full ...

The loss of Russia and America’s cultural exchange is a loss for art everywhere.

Actress Gabrielle Union-Wade had a double celebration this Easter season. She took time out to celebrate her mother, Theresa Union’s, 78th birthday by throwing her an intimate, fun-filled celebration ...

Julia Loktev's documentary My Undesirable Friends follows young independent journalists covering Putin's invasion of Ukraine.